At work we send 1200GB/S for 100km and we always use glass but if you're
talking SPDIF at around 5MB/S I'm a bit more cynical.
Craig
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Craig;342251 Wrote:
At work we send 1200GB/S for 100km and we always use glass but if you're
talking SPDIF at around 5MB/S I'm a bit more cynical.
CraigIt's not the same protocol, is it ? ;)
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Themis
SB3 - North Star dac 192 - Denon 3808 - Sonus Faber Grand Piano Domus
Can't compare computer fibre with Toslink. Toslink is driven by a
standard LED...
Also, regardless of whether plastic or glass, the cable needs to be
round in cross section to avoid asymmetric internal reflections.
However, somewhere on these forums is the famous Sean Adams Toslink
abuse post
My Duet is connected directly into a pair of Acoustic Energy Aego M
speakers. For late night listening I use my Sennheiser PX 200
headphones connected to the headphone jack on the Aego Ms.
I would like to improve my headphone listening and would like advice on
the following options.
1)
I'll revive this thread once again beacause I have had the occasion to
compare the analog output of my good old Slimp3 with a brand new SB3.
Even if the parts and numbers should give a clear advantage to the
newer model, all I can say is the Slimp3 wins hands down. The sound
stage is more open
btooze;342302 Wrote:
If I go for the DAC option, will I notice any sound improvement through
the speakers compared to the stock output of the Duet.Hard to say... honestly
I doubt, because the AegoM have a fast cut after
16kHz. If you feel the need of getting an external dac, then you'll
So - dare I ask? What do folks recommend: the toslink or XLR
connection?
Joe
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Phil Leigh wrote:
I really can't help thinking that a lot of these debates are driven by
rational thinking overtaking practical reality. We know that the
transmission qualities of glass can exceed those of plastic so we
assume that a glass cable should sound better.
can exceed doesn't lead to
Sorry, should have read SR125.
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pfarrell;342334 Wrote:
Phil Leigh wrote:
I really can't help thinking that a lot of these debates are driven
by
rational thinking overtaking practical reality. We know that the
transmission qualities of glass can exceed those of plastic so we
assume that a glass cable should sound
jimi00;342312 Wrote:
I'll revive this thread once again beacause I have had the occasion to
compare the analog output of my good old Slimp3 with a brand new SB3.
Even if the parts and numbers should give a clear advantage to the
newer model, all I can say is the Slimp3 wins hands down. The
Phil Leigh wrote:
pfarrell Wrote:
Phil Leigh wrote:
I really can't help thinking that a lot of these debates are driven
rational thinking overtaking practical reality. We know that the
transmission qualities of glass can exceed those of plastic so we
assume that a glass cable should sound
I'm not a big Grado fan, but the SR125s would be a major upgrade from
the PX200s.
If you go Grados and are deciding between SR80/SR125, I'd recommend you
consider the Alessandro MS1s also. Basically SR125 specs at SR80 prices
(if including shipping). Plus a slightly more neutral signiture. All
Phil Leigh;342369 Wrote:
Welcome to dreamland :o)
The SB2 or 3 beats the SB1 for sound quality.
That's NOT what I said. I was comparing a SB3 with a SLIMP3, not a SB1
(which, by the way, does not carry a Crystal DAC chipset).
I truthfully dare anyone who still has a Slimp3 unit to compare
I don't think that the Crystal is better (or worse) than the BB. It's
simply a matter of overall implementation.
I'm not amazed that SB3 might sound worse than Slimp3, after all SBR
sounds a bit under SB3 too. It IS intriguing, though, that the SliMP3
sounds better than the SB3 fed with lossless.
joeriz;342319 Wrote:
So - dare I ask? What do folks recommend: the toslink or XLR
connection?
Joe
In my limited experience, I've nearly always found the XLR connection
(when available) to give best results.
However I've also found that different audio pieces can be
unpredictable, and
I dont have any audiophiles around me, but I recently had a friend over
who wanted to show me his new power amp. So we played a bit with the
sources to see what would give the best results and the SB3 got the
worse rating between an iPod Classic, a Slimp3, a Denon DVD-1920 and
the stereo dac of a
Dennis,
I couldn't agree more about the music. Note my new post on the music
section:) I guess my reference to Jaded Audiophile means I didn't
think I could be impressed by new sources after swapping out alot of
equipment over the years.
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chesterdad
Slimp3 has a very primitive DAC circuit, terribly noisy power rails in
comparison to SB3, and is simply inferior by any metric. I'm not saying
it sucked for its time, but we've come a long way since 2001. And it
doesn't even support FLAC/AIFF, so everything is being converted to
MP3. The sound
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